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This was forwarded to me by our Dean. I thought you might be interested in
reading it.
Shonda Brisco
Assistant Professor / Librarian
Mary L. Williams Curriculum Materials Library
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, Oklahoma
bshonda@okstate.edu
405-744-9769
ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 9, Number 60
June 28, 2000
In this issue:
McCain Filtering Amendment Passes - Santorum Amendment Accepted As
Well
In a session that ran well into the night, the Senate approved the
McCain Amendment (No. 3610) to the Labor-HHS-Education
appropriations bill (H.R. 4577) by a 95 to 3 vote. The amendment
requires libraries receiving E-rate funds to install and use
technology that blocks access by minors to obscenity, child
pornography, and "any other material that the library determines
to be inappropriate for minors."
Prior to the vote Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Patrick Leahy (D-
VT) added a provision to McCain's amendment requiring large
Internet Service Providers (ISP's) to provide filtering software
to their customers for free or at cost. While the Hatch - Leahy
amendment did not replace McCain's filtering provision, Leahy
spoke strongly of his measure as an alternative that would allow
teachers, parents and librarians to have the tools they need to
make decisions in their local communities.
In addition, the Santorum Amendment (No. 3635), which offers a
choice between developing a community-based Internet Use Policy
and filtering, passed 75 to 24. This is a provision that ALA as
well as many other educational and civil liberties organizations
find preferable to McCain's federal filtering mandate. The Senate
is striving to complete work on H.R. 4577 before recessing for the
July 4th holiday at the end of the week.
The House has already passed its version of the bill, which also
includes a filtering requirement for schools receiving technology
funds. Now that these disparate approaches to child safety in
schools and libraries are in both versions of the bill, presumably
differences will be worked out as the Senate goes to conference
with the House sometime in mid July.
Library supporters should keep up pressure against the McCain
amendment and please thank Senators who voted to support
libraries, schools, and their local boards in maintaining local
decision-making on how best to provide a safe and positive
experience for children.
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